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An Acceptance-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Diverse Adolescents
Led by Drexel University · Updated on 2024-04-10
148
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
202 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about cardiovascular disease risk among adolescent girls with overweight/obesity. The main questions this trial aims to answer are: 1. Does an acceptance-based healthy lifestyle intervention demonstrate more weight loss than a health education intervention? 2. Does an acceptance-based healthy lifestyle intervention show more improvements in participants' physiological, health-related, and psychological factors compared to a health education intervention? Participants in this trial will: 1. Engage in treatment for 6-months, comprising of a mixture of in-person and remote group sessions, occurring at Drexel University or over a video-conferencing platform. 2. Complete various assessments. These include self-reported questionnaires, measures of weight, height, body composition, blood pressure, and blood lipids, and wearing of smart watches to measure sleep and physical activity. Researchers will compare the acceptance-based and health education intervention groups to see if the acceptance-based treatment will indeed be effective in improving participants' health outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
An Acceptance-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Diverse Adolescents
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ages 14 to 19 years
- Identifies as a girl
- Body mass index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile for age and sex
You will not qualify if you...
- Weight loss of 5% or more in the past 6 months except post-partum
- Recent start or dosage change of medication affecting appetite or body composition in last 3 months
- Plans to move away within the next year
- Active cancer or cancer treatment in past 2 years (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Active or chronic infections such as HIV or tuberculosis
- Active cardiovascular disease or related hospitalizations/treatments in past 6 months
- Active kidney disease
- History of bariatric surgery
- Lung diseases requiring oxygen use, such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis
- Diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Any condition that prevents physical activity
- Diagnosed eating disorder
- Severe mental handicap or major psychiatric conditions limiting treatment participation
- Recent or ongoing drug or alcohol abuse or addiction
- Currently pregnant or less than 3 months post-partum
- Expecting possible pregnancy within next year
- Unwillingness to promptly report possible or confirmed pregnancy during the trial
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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Research Team
S
Stephanie Manasse, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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